[applause] >> cheer for gore vidal, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] okay, that's our show, ladies and gentlemen. have a good night. no, we actually do have more. that is going to be viral on youtube tomorrow. i can tell you that much. and now to present the literary and the word for outstanding service to the american city is samantha hunt. her novel, the invention of everything else, when the bard fiction prize and was a finalist for the orange prize. her book won the national foundations 5435. her short stories and essays have appeared in the new yorker, cabinets, esquire, the believer, blind spots, ten houses, new york magazine, and on the radio program, this american life. it gives me great pleasure to introduce samantha hunt. samantha? [applause] >> i was chosen to present the literary and award tonight because one mortal could not chronicle the achievements of dave eggers in the time allotted. as you can see, i'm not one mortal tonight. i knew there was something award-winning about dave early on because soon after we met, may have be